I have a 3.5 right now and am wondering if it would be more beneficial to send in my application as early as possible or wait until december when i get my fall grades in. I think i can boost up my gpa to around a 3.56 or 3.57 during the fall semester. I got a 166 on my LSAT first time around (June 2010) and am taking it again (October 2010). My PT average was around a 172, I just got very nervous during the exam. Hoping I can score somewhere in that range next time around. Assuming i can score a 169+ do you think it would be smart to wait and apply to these schools in December as oppose to right after I get my new score.

carboy67 wrote:I have a 3.5 right now and am wondering if it would be more beneficial to send in my application as early as possible or wait until december when i get my fall grades in. I think i can boost up my gpa to around a 3.56 or 3.57 during the fall semester. I got a 166 on my LSAT first time around (June 2010) and am taking it again (October 2010). My PT average was around a 172, I just got very nervous during the exam. Hoping I can score somewhere in that range next time around. Assuming i can score a 169+ do you think it would be smart to wait and apply to these schools in December as oppose to right after I get my new score.

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I'd take the earlier apps (especially ED) over an extra .007 in GPA. You can always send in updated transcripts (and use this as an excuse to send a LOCI to schools you haven't heard from).